...concentrates his mind wonderfully." — Samuel Johnson, in Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson (1777) Whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades...country than the whole race of politicians put together. — Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (1726) The earth belongs in usufruct to the living. — Thomas...

...Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, "Voyage to Brobdingnag," chap. 7: "And [the King of Brobdingnag] gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two...than the whole race of politicians put together." . 346 • 169 The botanist refers . . . than an eastern one!: The source for this paragraph is Thoreau's...

...gives Gulliver to understand that his principles were not those of science but of utility: The King "gave it for his Opinion; that whoever could make...than the whole race of Politicians put together." 409 It is to such practical and simple demands of utility that the Royal Society could not live up...

...which is £6,200, for which the Holy Name of God be praised! Samuel Pepys, Diary, 31 October 1666 16 He gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make...to his country than the whole race of politicians together. Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, 'Voyage to Brobdingnag' (1726) 17 Where the heart was...

...Contributors: Miroslav Griga, Georgina Kosturkova, Nickolay Kuchuk and Mladenka Ilieva-Stoilova And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make...country than the whole race of politicians put together. Gulliver's Travels, 'A Voyage to Brobdingnag', ch. 7 (1726) Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Anglo-Irish...

...Before they wrote anything about the corn plant, Wallace and Brown quoted from Gulliver's Travels: "And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make...his country, than the whole race of politicians put together."29 Or as Wallace himself put it near the end of his oral history, "Jesus took on himself...

...agriculture published in four volumes between 1770 and 1772. The King of Brobdingnag memorably stated that 'whoever could make two Ears of Corn, or two...than the whole Race of Politicians put together'. 56 As well as thus serving political economy, agricultural improvement embodied the new relation between...

...agriculture published in four volumes between 1770 and 1772. The King of Brobdingnag memorably stated that 'whoever could make two Ears of Corn, or two...his Country, than the whole Race of Politicians put together'.56 As well as thus serving political economy, agricultural improvement embodied the new relation...

...2000). The true meaning of agricultural intensification was best stated by Jonathan Swift7 who wrote, "Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades...essential service to his country, than the whole race of 7.. 'Gulliver's Travels." politicians put together." In practical terms, it means careful stewardship...

...economic grounds but there should be a place at the table for knowledge of the land. And he gave it as his opinion. that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass grow on a patch of land where only one grew before. does a greater service to mankind and to his country...